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GATE.

{3131i}CII-"l"C ATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 301,813, dated July 8, 1884. i Application nien November 2e, lees. (No model.)

will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying'drawings,

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and to letters or gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part'of this 'specification. l y

My invention relates to gates; and it consists in the improvements hereinafter fully described and set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,whichillus trate jmy invention, Figure l is a side view showing my gate closed in full lines and open in dotted-lines. Fig. 2 is an end view also showing the gate open in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of one of the ends of the operating-lever.

A represents a gate,which is provided with a front upright, a, and a rear upright, a', which is of greater length or height than the front upright. These uprights orposts are rigidly braced to-each other by the bar b, which extends from the top of the front upright, a, tothe lower portion of the rear upright, a', and is securelyattached to the bars" b at the points where it intersects the same.

From the upper portion of the rear post or upright, a', extending downwardly, is la segmental guide and brace, B, which is made in two parts, so as to provide a smooth bearing-surface for the anti-friction rollers, as will be hereinafter-set forth. The gate-post C, ad-

vided with side pieces, c,within which the gate will rest when the same is closed, these side pieces being attached to the main post. The rear upright of the gate proper is pivoted between two vcrtical posts, D D, which are similar in construction, and lthese posts extend upwardly nearly to the top of the segmental brace B, attached to the gate, and areprovided with anti-friction rollers d, which are secured to the top of the posts, by means of vertical pivots or bolts, in such a position that the ofthe gate, is promechanism to lie between the same without' interfering with theoperation thereof, and

the gate is secured at its lower corner to the posts D D by means of a transverse horizontal pivot, @,which is encircled adjacent to the gate by collars e', which will hold the same centrally between the posts. Ihe gate is also provided with straps or braces c2, which 'are secured to the lower rail of the gate, and are provided at their ends with perforations through which passes the pivot c. These straps diverge from the point at which they are attached to the lower rail ofthe gate to the inner side of the posts D D, and serve as braces, so as to prevent a sidewise movement of the gate.

Attached to the upright a of the gate and to the inclined brace b are bars or straps j", which incline downwardly from the upright a', as shown in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.v These bars or straps are provided near their. central portion and in front of the upright a with a perforation, f', in which is secured the rod F,which is attached to the lever for opening and closing the gate. 'Iheposts D are provided, with vertical slots, .through which pass the ends of the operating-levers, and the inclined braces E E are also slotted for the same purpose, and within the slots in these inclined braces are pivoted the arms G. These arms are provided at their ends, as shown in Fig. 3, with grooves, in which will lie a portion of the strap tf/,which is provided at its lower end with an eye, g',- and at its opposite end with a flattened portion, g2, by

means of which the strap is secured to the end of the operating-lever. y Within the eye g is secured or hooked the end of the connecting-rod F, the lower end of 95 the same being hooked within the perforation f in the bar f. The other ends of the levers G are provided with pull-ropes G G. 1

My gate operates in substantially the rsame manner as that shown in the patent hereinbefore referred to, and among its advantages may be noted that the posts do not extend above IOO the top of the gate, and the opcra-tinglevers are pivoted below the same, and the connecting-bar F,being attached to the plate f,secures strength and insures ease in opening and closing the same. The plates 0* also serve to hold the gate on a line with the post. It is also evident that the guide and rollers will insure the vertical movement. rIhe inclined braces E E not onl5T serve to support the posts D B, but also aiford bearings for the operating-levers.

Having thus'described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In combination with the gate A, pro vided with a segmental guide, I3, thc bars e2 and f, a'nd posts D D, provided at their upper ends with anti-friction rollers, and operati ng means consisting of levers provided at their ends with connecting-bars F, the parts being organized substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the posts D D, provided at their upper ends with anti-friction rollers and inclined braces E, having pivoted thereto operating-levers which pass through slots in the braces and posts, the gate A, pivoted between said posts and provided with a segmental guide, 3, a brace, e2, encircling the pivot, and a connecting-bar, F, attached to the bracef, the parts being organized substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth..

In testimony whereof I al'lix my Signature in presence ol' twoavitnesses.

NELSON E. FUNK. IVitiiesses:

GORDON BEACH, SAMUEL Novias. 

